Allows unaccompanied homeless youth aged 14+ to consent to surgical or medical treatment (including gender-transition care) without parental consent, so more access to such care.
a minor who is 14 years of age or older and who is an unaccompanied homeless youth as evidenced by a statement so stating and signed by (i) the head of any governmental agency or nonprofit organization that receives public or private funding to provide services to children or to homeless individuals or an employee of such agency or organization who is employed as a social worker at such agency or organization, (ii) an employee of any local education agency who serves as a liaison for homeless children and youth designated pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 11432(g)(1)(J)(ii), (iii) a school social worker
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Abortionbans gestational limitsAI label
=No change to abortion accessmodel confidence 80%
Explicitly bars unaccompanied homeless minors from using the new consent authority to obtain an abortion without complying with existing parental-notification or judicial-approval requirements, so no expansion of abortion access.
Nothing in subsection G or L shall be construed to permit a minor to consent to an abortion without complying with §16.1-241.
Why the model tagged it this way: The bill expands minors' independent consent authority for medical/surgical treatment (including potentially gender-affirming care) for unaccompanied homeless youth 14+, but carves out abortion and sterilization to preserve existing restrictions; no provisions on firearms or immigration.
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